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Chris Triplett hit a two-run, go-ahead home run and Matt Rose pitched a complete game to lift Georgia State past Ole Miss, 6-4, on Sunday at Swayze Field.

Ole Miss starter Sam Smith allowed nine runs on nine hits with no walks and four strikeouts and left the game with a 4-3 lead in the sixth. Georgia State rallied in the late innings with a pair of home runs, Triplett's in the seventh and then a solo shot in the eighth, to take the series finale.

"It was tough on all the pitchers today," head coach Mike Bianco. "They're very good offensively, and it was a tough day to pitch. Sam really battled, but they got a lot of good swings off today throughout the game. Sam gave us a chance just like he always does on Sunday. He leaves the game with the lead. With nine outs to go, we're not able to hold it. That's tough. And it's more of their doing."

"They were really ready to play today and they came out swinging," senior catcher Will Allen said. "They pitched well. I'm not too sure if we weren't ready, or they were more ready than us. Overall, we have to play better. We have to get some timely hits. If we're not going to be on the bases as much as we usually are, we have to take full advantage when we are on the bases. We have to make pitches. We have to work down in the zone and work ahead. Any advantage, you have to take advantage of it. We had some missed opportunities today."

Triplett, who hit .455 for the weekend, was a double shy of the cycle and drove in three runs to lead the Georgia State offense, which had 14 hits for the game.

On the mound, Rose limited the Rebels to one run after the first two innings, as he went the distance and allowed four runs on eight hits with four walks and four strikeouts.

"He really settled down after we put up three in the first two," freshman designated hitter Colby Bortles said. "He really settled down after that. He started to hit his spots. He wasn't overthrowing like he was in the first couple of innings. He settled down, hit his spots and threw his slider more often and kept us off balance."

"He was busting righties in, away from lefties, mixing it up with a slider and a change-up to both lefties and righties," Allen said. "He has good stuff. He's a really good pitcher. He competed well. Kudos to him for going the whole way. That's very impressive."

Allen and Bortles both had multi-hit games for the second straight game. Allen is hitting a team-leading .429, including .500 for the weekend with a hit in each of the three games. Bortles made his second and third career starts and also hit .500 for the weekend with a pair of 2-for-4 games.

"He's really looked terrific," said Bianco of Bortles. "He had a good fall and I knew he would be in the mix. Since we got back in January and started intrasquad games, he has swung it as well as anybody. He's a guy who can hit it to all fields. He certainly has big-time power. He's not just a big swing-and-miss guy. He will handle some off-speed and will be able to take it the other way. He's going to be a star."

It's great to be a Rebel fan. Coach Freeze
Has brought back the excitement
Competitiveness we all so desire. The
fan base and even our doubters are
Paying attention. Even the whole country
Sport tLk shows ect. Are taking notice.
After we upset Alabama this weekend
38-27 we will bolt to a top 12 or better
Ranking. Go Rebels

I am not and never have been an Ole Miss fan. I am however a Coach Freeze fan. I like what he represents in today's world of big time sports and what he stands for in leading young men of today into a more responsible role. He is everything that Ole Miss has never had. I am on his band wagon winning or losing.